Attention Aspiring BIPOC Filmmakers: Indeed Rising Voices Season 3 is Back — With Short Films Pushing Boundaries of Modern-Day Life
Ten diverse and talented filmmakers brought their visions to the screen at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival out of 500 submissions.
For the third year, career platform Indeed, Emmy-winning writer, actress, and creative disruptor Lena Waithe, 271 Films, and Ventureland launched the popular program — this year’s theme: The future of work. The artists of season three’s Rising Voices raised the bar on human introspection and resonant storytelling.
Here are my top 5 memorable films.
The Ballad of Tita and The Machines
Tita (Laura Patalano) is an elderly fieldworker in California. She takes pride in her work, and when a mandated employer device tracks her abilities to pick fruit, she reluctantly hires a humanoid to replace her once she learns her productivity levels are low. Only the cyborg, and its replacements, malfunction and can’t perform the back-breaking work Tita has done for so long. The humanoid inventors are intrigued by Tita’s capabilities and attempt to figure out why she’s so…
